Graduate Bulletin Graduate education for careers in the arts. One of the 17 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina Accreditation Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Master of Fine Arts in Design and Production, the Master of Fine Arts in Film Music Composition, and the Master of Music. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 1866 Southern Lane Decatur, GA 30022-4097 (404) 679-4500 This bulletin is published annually and provides the basic information you will need to know about the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It includes admission standards and requirements, tuition and other costs, sources of financial aid, the rules and regulations that govern student life, and the School’s matriculation requirements. It is your responsibility to know this information and to follow the rules and regulations as they are published in this bulletin. The School reserves the right to make changes in tuition, curriculum, rules and regulations and in other areas as deemed necessary. The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is committed to equality of educational opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation. University of North Carolina School of the Arts 1533 South Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27127-2188 (336) 770-3399 uncsa.edu Mission Statement The University of North Carolina School of the Arts provides gifted emerging artists with the experience, knowledge, and skills needed to excel in their disciplines and in their lives, and it serves and enriches the cultural and economic prosperity of the people of North Carolina and the nation. UNCSA is the state’s unique professional school for the performing, visual and moving image arts, training students at the high school, undergraduate and master’s levels for professional careers in the arts. Committed to an idea of art that combines craft, imagination, passion and intellect, the faculty work with students in a residential setting to create an educational community that is intimate, demanding and performance-centered. Learning is enriched by access to an academic program responsive to a conservatory curriculum, research and creative opportunities in the arts, student life programs and support, dedicated staff, outstanding facilities, community service activities, guest artists and teachers, and distinguished alumni. Students emerge transformed, poised to become leaders and creators in their chosen fields. Founded by an act of the North Carolina legislature to be both an educational institution and a resource enhancing the cultural life of the State of North Carolina and the region, UNCSA offers numerous public performances, both on and off campus, community education in the arts, and faculty and student lectures and workshops. The School collaborates with educational, cultural, civic, business, and other partners to promote the universal importance and innovative impact of the arts to our society. A GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 2 (The above text has been approved by the Board of Governors as a consequence of the review of the University of North Carolina mission statements initiated by the President of the University in 1991. Revised and approved by the UNCSA Board of Trustees, September 2013, and the UNC Board of Governors, February 2014). The History of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a free-standing campus within the University of North Carolina, and is quite different from its 16 sister institutions. Truly a cluster of conservatories, the School is a complex institution with a single, bold mission: to train talented young people for professional careers in dance, drama, music, filmmaking, and theatrical design and production. This training, coupled with the requisite liberal arts education, enables the School to offer undergraduate degrees as well as master’s degrees. In addition, the School offers the high school diploma with arts concentration in dance, drama, music, and visual arts. While courses are offered that give students an historic perspective and context in each of the arts disciplines, the primary emphasis in all programs is on performance and production with more than 200 performances each year in campus facilities and on tour. International programs established in the early years in music and dance have provided unique performance experience for students. The School strives to foster an environment akin to that of an artistic colony where students are encouraged to develop their artistic abilities to the fullest. The School also provides a professional training ground where students actively and realistically are involved in preparing for the practical aspects of making a living as artists. The premise upon which the School was founded in 1963 was indeed unique. Many good ideas, including the establishment of this special conservatory, coalesced during the tenure of Gov. Terry Sanford. State funds were appropriated to begin a performing arts school and a North Carolina Conservatory Committee was established to recommend to the governor a site for the School. In preliminary reports, the committee recommended that “the host city should obligate itself to support the school.” In return, “the school must serve the city as an arts center.” Not surprisingly, there was considerable rivalry among the major cities of the state to be the site of the new school. The citizens of Winston-Salem, home of the first arts council in the nation, vied for the School with particular zeal. In a two-day telephone campaign, volunteers raised nearly a million dollars in private funds to renovate the old Gray High School building - the city’s contribution to the effort. An enticing incentive to the final host city was a challenge grant from the Ford Foundation to prompt the Legislature to appropriate public dollars to support the operation of the arts school. Dr. Vittorio Giannini, a Juilliard composer, served as the founding president of the North Carolina School of the Arts. Giannini’s vision of arts education shaped the School at its beginning and continues to make the School unique among its peers. During its formative years, the School also was guided by people of vision, particularly its Board of Trustees, which was chaired by Dr. James H. Semans and included Smith Bagley, Hugh Cannon, Wallace Carroll, James McClure Clarke and R. Philip Hanes, among others. Robert Ward, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and former member of the faculty of Juilliard, succeeded Dr. Giannini as the second president after Giannini’s untimely death in November 1966. Ward led the School through its first decade, when policies and programs were still being developed. During his tenure, the School more than doubled its faculty and enrollment; established a School of Design & Production, separate from the School of Drama; and created a high school Visual Arts Program. Ward also presided over the incorporation of the School into the University of North Carolina in the early 1970s, when the 16 public colleges and universities became constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina. The title of “President” at the School was subsequently changed to “Chancellor.” A third composer, Dr. Robert Suderburg, became Chancellor of the School in 1974, following Martin Sokoloff, the Administrative Director, who served as Interim Chancellor from 1973-1974. Suderburg’s tenure was marked by major capital improvements at the School, financed through increased contributions from the state and private sources. Among these improvements were the completion of the Workplace and the opening of the Semans Library; the partial renovation of the old Gray High School building; the acquisition of the former Mack Truck facility; and the renovation of the old Carolina Theatre, now the Stevens Center. A GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 3 Dr. Jane E. Milley, a pianist and former Dean of the School of Fine Arts at California State University at Long Beach, assumed her post as Chancellor at the School of the Arts in September 1984, following Lawrence Hart, former Dean of Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, who was Interim Chancellor during the 1983-84 school year. During her tenure, faculty salaries were increased; the School received funding from the North Carolina General Assembly for construction of Performance Place and renovation of the Gray Building and Design & Production facilities. She secured increased state funding to operate the Stevens Center; acquired additional student housing; enhanced the visiting artists program; and received approval to develop a Master of Music program and to begin planning for a new School of Film. In the spring of 1990, Alex C. Ewing was appointed Chancellor. He assumed the position in July 1990, following Philip R. Nelson, former Dean of music at Yale University, who served as Interim Chancellor during the 1989-90 school year. Ewing had been associated with NCSA since 1985, when he became chairman of the Board of Visitors. In 1988 he established the Lucia Chase Endowed Fellowship for Dance at the School, in memory of his mother, a co- founder and principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. A man of diverse talents, Ewing almost single-handedly revitalized the Joffrey Ballet during his tenure as general director in the 1960s; he also owned one of the largest herds of champion Hereford cattle in the country. As Chancellor, Ewing oversaw the success of the School’s $25 million campaign for endowment and scholarships. He also orchestrated a combination of local, state and national support to secure the establishment of NCSA’s fifth arts school, the School of Filmmaking, in 1993. Ewing took a special interest in NCSA’s campus plan, successfully lobbying for the rerouting of Waughtown Street (a major city thoroughfare that divided the campus) and establishing a new main entrance to the campus, at 1533 S. Main Street. Other capital projects he spearheaded included a new Sculpture Studio, a new Fitness Center, and the start of the Student Commons renovation. Ewing also established fully staffed alumni and career services offices. After Ewing’s retirement, Wade Hobgood, Dean of the College of the Arts at California State University at Long Beach since 1993, was named Chancellor in February 2000, assuming the position on July 1, 2000. A native of Wilson, NC, Hobgood attended East Carolina University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts in Communication Arts. During his five years at NCSA, he worked to secure passage of $42.5 million in higher education bonds – approved by NC voters in the fall of 2000 – that allowed the School to build a new School of Music Complex, a new Welcome Center, a new “connector building” between the two high school residence halls, a new School of Filmmaking Archives, an addition to Performance Place, and a new wig and makeup studio and costume shop, as well as renovations to the Stevens Center (including the Community Music School), Workplace Building and Gray Building. Hobgood initiated a proposal to provide free tuition, room and board for North Carolina high school students accepted to NCSA; the initiative was approved by the NC Legislature in the fall of 2001. In addition, he spearheaded the creation of the new Center for Design Innovation, a collaborative digital design project originally recommended by the regional Angelou Economics Report, and led the effort to secure $12 million in funding. He also initiated the realignment of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts as a privately funded, affiliate program of the North Carolina School of the Arts. On May 12, 2006, UNC President Erskine Bowles and the UNC Board of Governors named John Mauceri as the Chancellor of the North Carolina School of the Arts. He assumed the position on July 1, 2006, following Dr. Gretchen Bataille, the former Vice President of Academic Affairs at UNC General Administration, who served as Interim Chancellor during the 2005-2006 school year. Mr. Mauceri earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Philosophy in music theory degrees from Yale University, where he was also a member of the faculty for fifteen years. An internationally known conductor, arranger and music director, Mr. Mauceri was the first American to hold the post of music director in both British and Italian opera houses, and previously served for fifteen years as the Director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in Los Angeles, California. He increased the school’s focus on increased alumni giving, resulting in endowment growth of more than $14 million and secured the largest one- time private gift in the school’s history of the School of the Arts - $6 million from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust to endow the William R. Kenan Jr. Excellence Scholarship Awards. Under Chancellor Mauceri’s tutelage, the School of the Arts was listed for the first time in Kiplinger’s 100 Best Values in Public Education, and subsequently during his tenure the School’s A GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 4 ranking rose from 61st to 41st, based upon academic achievement. Among many improvements, Chancellor Mauceri successfully secured much needed capital funds to upgrade campus facilities, including a library and a new film production design building. On August 8, 2008, North Carolina Governor Michael Easley signed into law a bill (Senate Bill 2015) that changed the school’s name from “North Carolina School of the Arts” to “University of North Carolina School of the Arts.” Chancellor Mauceri retired at the end of the 2013 academic year, after serving as Chancellor for seven years. UNC President Thomas Ross and the UNC Board of Governors announced on April 11, 2014 that M. Lindsay Bierman had been named as the eighth permanent Chancellor of UNC School of the Arts. He assumed the position on July 15, 2014, following Dr. James Moeser, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Moeser served as Interim Chancellor for the 2013-2014 academic year, and previously served as chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill from 2000 until 2008. Bierman served as editor in chief of Southern Living from August 2010 until assuming the position of Chancellor. In that role, he oversaw the editorial vision and content for the eighth-largest monthly paid magazine in the country, with regional and tablet editions reaching 18 million consumers each month. He was also responsible for the strategic development of the iconicSouthern Living brand, ensuring that a diverse array of special editions, books, digital enterprises, licensed products, and consumer events reflected the brand’s core mission and values. A Michigan native, Bierman graduated from Georgetown University in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in history and French and later earned a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Virginia (1993). He also studied abroad at the Institut d’Études Sciences Politiques de Paris and completed internships at Sotheby’s, the National Gallery of Art, and on Capitol Hill. Bierman began his career as a designer, researcher, and writer for the renowned New York firm Robert A.M. Stern Architects (1987-90;1995-96). He also wrote for Architecture and Interior Design magazines. In 1997, Bierman moved to Birmingham, Ala., to join Time, Inc., as the first design editor of Coastal Living. He was soon tapped as design director of Southern Accents and was named executive editor two years later (2000-02). He then became founding executive editor of Cottage Living (2002-08), directing all phases of creative development and execution for the launch of a brand-new national lifestyle magazine Adweek named “2005 Startup of the Year.” Bierman returned to Coastal Living in 2008 as editor in chief, and over the next two years, rebuilt and repositioned the brand, improving reader satisfaction and achieving dramatic improvements in content and design. He joined Southern Living as deputy editor in early 2010 and was promoted to editor in chief later that same year. The School of the Arts has seen its enrollment grow to more than 1,175 students from more than 40 states and 20 foreign countries. The total number of full-time and part-time faculty now exceeds 170. While its well-known graduates have won critical and public acclaim in concert halls, in films and on stages around the world, others have contributed to the quality of life in Winston-Salem and in large cities and small communities throughout North Carolina, the Southeast and the nation. For more information, visit uncsa.edu. A GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 5 Table of Contents Academic Calendar.........................................................................................................................................................9 Fall 2022 semester...................................................................................................................................................9 Spring 2023 semester............................................................................................................................................10 Office of Admissions......................................................................................................................................................11 Programs of Study.................................................................................................................................................11 Degrees..................................................................................................................................................................11 International Students.............................................................................................................................................11 Application and Admission Procedures.................................................................................................................12 Auditions/Interviews................................................................................................................................................12 Acceptance Procedure...........................................................................................................................................13 Wait List Policies....................................................................................................................................................13 Office of the Registrar...................................................................................................................................................14 Registration.............................................................................................................................................................14 Academic Calendar................................................................................................................................................14 Class Designation...................................................................................................................................................14 Credit Definitions....................................................................................................................................................14 Course Numbering.................................................................................................................................................14 Course Requirements.............................................................................................................................................14 Independent Study.................................................................................................................................................14 Residency Requirements.......................................................................................................................................15 Transfer Students...................................................................................................................................................15 Part-time Degree Students.....................................................................................................................................15 Course Audit...........................................................................................................................................................15 Course Planning and Program Advising................................................................................................................15 Add/Drop and Course Withdrawal.........................................................................................................................15 Attendance..............................................................................................................................................................16 Early Departure from School.................................................................................................................................16 Withdrawal from School.........................................................................................................................................16 Reenrollment...........................................................................................................................................................16 Delayed Graduation................................................................................................................................................16 Leave of Absence..................................................................................................................................................17 Grading System......................................................................................................................................................17 Probation and Continuance....................................................................................................................................17 Incomplete Coursework..........................................................................................................................................17 Academic Integrity Policy.......................................................................................................................................18 Student Records.....................................................................................................................................................18 Transcripts..............................................................................................................................................................18 In-State Residency for Tuition Purposes...............................................................................................................18 Course Substitution................................................................................................................................................18 Office of Student Financial Aid.....................................................................................................................................20 Instructions for Applying for Financial Aid.............................................................................................................20 Types of Financial Aid............................................................................................................................................20 Loans (Self Help)...................................................................................................................................................20 Scholarships (Gift Aid)...........................................................................................................................................20 Financial Aid Determination and Award................................................................................................................21 Renewal of Financial Aid.......................................................................................................................................21 Satisfactory Academic Progress............................................................................................................................22 A GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 6 Student Responsibilities.........................................................................................................................................22 Student Rights........................................................................................................................................................23 Refunds of Charges and Return of Financial Aid Due to Withdrawal from UNCSA..............................................23 Office of the Bursar.......................................................................................................................................................25 Tuition and Fees....................................................................................................................................................25 Withdrawal and Refund Policy...............................................................................................................................25 Withdrawal Time Frame (for Non-Title IV Federal Aid Recipients).......................................................................25 Suspension or Unofficial Withdrawal......................................................................................................................26 Advance Tuition Deposit - New Students..............................................................................................................26 Advance Housing Deposit - New and Returning Students....................................................................................26 School of Design & Production.....................................................................................................................................27 I. Overview of School.........................................................................................................................................27 II. Specific Admissions and Transfer Requirements...........................................................................................28 III. Specific Standards of Achievement, Evaluation, and Continuation................................................................28 A. Portfolio Review..........................................................................................................................................28 B. Production Evaluations...............................................................................................................................29 C. Residency and Placement.........................................................................................................................29 D. MFA Thesis Requirement..........................................................................................................................29 E. Continuation................................................................................................................................................29 F. Additional School of Design and Production Policies.................................................................................29 IV. Additional Costs, Materials, and Equipment...................................................................................................30 V. Course, Concentrations and Curriculum Models............................................................................................32 Master of Fine Arts – Costume Design..........................................................................................................33 Master of Fine Arts – Graduate Animatronics................................................................................................34 Master of Fine Arts – Production and Project Management..........................................................................35 Master of Fine Arts – Scene Design..............................................................................................................36 Master of Fine Arts – Scenic Art....................................................................................................................37 Master of Fine Arts – Sound Design..............................................................................................................38 Master of Fine Arts – Stage Automation........................................................................................................39 Master of Fine Arts – Stage Properties..........................................................................................................40 Master of Fine Arts – Technical Direction......................................................................................................41 Master of Fine Arts – Wig and Makeup.........................................................................................................42 Master of Fine Arts – Costume Technology...................................................................................................43 School of Filmmaking....................................................................................................................................................44 I. Overview of the Graduate Program................................................................................................................44 II. Specific Admissions and Transfer Requirements...........................................................................................44 A. Minimum Requirements for Admission to the MFA in Filmmaking............................................................44 B. Required Documents to Supplement Admissions Application...................................................................45 C. Transfer Credit or Advanced Placement....................................................................................................45 III. Standards of Achievement, Evaluation and Continuation..............................................................................45 IV. Courses, Concentrations, and Curriculum Models.........................................................................................47 Master of Fine Arts – Creative Producing......................................................................................................48 Master of Fine Arts – Film Music Composition..............................................................................................49 Master of Fine Arts – Screenwriting...............................................................................................................50 School of Music.............................................................................................................................................................60 I. Overview..........................................................................................................................................................60 II. Specific Admissions Requirements and Transfer Information........................................................................60 A. Admissions Requirements..........................................................................................................................60 B. Transfer Information...................................................................................................................................61 III. Standards of Achievement and Evaluation....................................................................................................61 A GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 7 A. Proficiency Requirements...........................................................................................................................61 B. Graduate Jury and Recital Requirements..................................................................................................61 C. Progression Towards Degree.....................................................................................................................61 Master of Music – Bassoon............................................................................................................................62 Master of Music – Cello..................................................................................................................................63 Master of Music – Clarinet.............................................................................................................................64 Master of Music – Collaborative Piano..........................................................................................................65 Master of Music – Composition......................................................................................................................66 Master of Music – Double Bass.....................................................................................................................67 Master of Music – Euphonium........................................................................................................................68 Master of Music – Flute..................................................................................................................................69 Master of Music – Guitar................................................................................................................................70 Master of Music – Harp..................................................................................................................................71 Master of Music – Horn..................................................................................................................................72 Master of Music – Oboe.................................................................................................................................73 Master of Music – Orchestral Conducting......................................................................................................74 Master of Music – Organ................................................................................................................................75 Master of Music – Percussion........................................................................................................................76 Master of Music – Piano.................................................................................................................................77 Master of Music – Saxophone........................................................................................................................78 Master of Music – Trombone..........................................................................................................................79 Master of Music – Trumpet.............................................................................................................................80 Master of Music – Tuba..................................................................................................................................81 Master of Music – Viola..................................................................................................................................82 Master of Music – Violin.................................................................................................................................83 Master of Music – Voice.................................................................................................................................84 Graduate Arts Certificate in Performance......................................................................................................85 Graduate Arts Certificate in Composition.......................................................................................................86 Professional Artist Certificate..........................................................................................................................87 Fletcher Institute Professional Artist Certificate..............................................................................................88 Institutional Policies.......................................................................................................................................................97 Probation.................................................................................................................................................................97 Invitations to Return...............................................................................................................................................98 Readmission...........................................................................................................................................................98 Suspension Policy: Administrative Committee.......................................................................................................98 Appeal of Final Course Grades.............................................................................................................................99 Dismissal Appeals .................................................................................................................................................99 Annual Notification of Rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act..........................................100 Non-exclusive License Agreement for Student Works and Intellectual Property.................................................101 Residence Status for Tuition Purposes...............................................................................................................103 Student Code of Conduct and Discipline.............................................................................................................107 Student Grievance and Complaints.....................................................................................................................110 A GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 8 Academic Calendar Fall 2022 semester Date Event Mon, Jul 25 E-Z Arts opens for incoming college freshman (C1) course registration (Arts and Division of Liberal Arts classes) and incoming year-one graduate students (G1) Mon, Aug 1 E-Z Arts opens for schedule changes for returning students Thu, Aug 11 New high school students arrive Sat, Aug 13 Returning high school students arrive Mon, Aug 15 High school classes begin; New graduate students arrive. Tue, Aug 16 New undergraduate students arrive Wed, Aug 17 High school classes are held Thu, Aug 18 Returning undergraduate and graduate students arrive Mon, Aug 22 Undergraduate and graduate classes begin; chick-in begins for college; Special student registration Fri, Aug 26 Last day to add or drop a fall semester class by 5 p.m. Fri, Sep 2 Census Mon, Sep 5 Labor Day Holiday. No classes held; offices closed Tue, Sep 20 Campus In-Service for faculty and students (12:30-4:30 p.m.); classes are held in the morning Fri, Oct 7 Last day to withdraw from fall classes with grade of "W" by 5 p.m.; High School midterm Sat-Tue, Oct 8-11 Fall Break; High School Residence Halls close at noon Oct. 8 and reopen at noon Oct. 11. Mon-Fri, Oct 24-28 Course planning for spring semester Mon-Fri, Oct 31-Nov Registration for spring semester 11 Wed-Sun, Nov. Thanksgiving holiday break; 23-27 High School Residence Halls close at noon Nov. 23 and reopen at noon Nov. 27. Tue, Nov 29 Last day of High School Academic Program (HSAP) and Division of Liberal Arts (DLA) classes; fall grading opens Wed-Sat, Nov 30- HSAP and DLA exams until 3 p.m.; High school arts activities 3:30-6 p.m.; College arts Dec 3 activities 3:30-8 p.m. Fri, Dec 16 Last day of Arts classes and activities Sat, Dec 17 Semester ends; College and High School residence halls close at noon Dec. 17 for Winter A Break and will reopen at noon Sunday Jan. 8. GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 9 Spring 2023 semester Date Event Mon, Jan 2 E-Z Arts opens for late registration and schedule changes Sun, Jan 8 College and High School residence halls reopen at noon. Mon, Jan 9 Classes begin; check-in begins; special student registration Fri, Jan 13 Last day to add or drop a spring class by 5 p.m. Mon, Jan 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day; offices closed; no classes held Mon, Jan 23 Census Thu, Feb 9 Campus In-Service for faculty and students (8 a.m.-noon); classes are held in the afternoon and evening Fri, Feb 24 Last day to withdraw from spring classes with grade of "W" by 5 p.m. Fri, Mar 3 High school midterm Sat-Sun, Mar 4-12 Spring Break (no classes); High School and College residence halls close for Spring Break at noon March 4 and reopen on at noon on March 12. Mon-Fri, Mar 20-24 Course planning for fall semester Mon-Fri, Mar 27-Apr Registration for fall semester 7 Mon, May 1 Last day of graduate and undergraduate (Arts and DLA) classes; Spring grading opens Tue-Thu, May 2-4 DLA final exams; grades due for graduating students within 24 hours of scheduled exam; Thursday exams due by 8 p.m. Wed, May 3 High School Academic Program classes are held Thu, May 4 Last day of High School Academic Program classes Fri, May 5 High School Academic Program exam review day; College residence halls and apartments close at noon for non-graduating students. Sat, May 6 College and Graduate Commencement Sun, May 7 College residence halls and apartments close at noon for graduating students. Mon-Wed, May 8-10 High School Academic Program exams Thu, May 11 High School Academic Program exam make-up day. Non-graduating high school students are required to check out of their residence hall no later than 24 hours after their last exam, and no later than 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 11. Sat, May 13 High School Commencement. All High School seniors are required to check out of the residence hall no later than 4 p.m. Saturday, May 13. A GRADUATE BULLETIN 2022-2023 | PAGE 10
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